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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, receives a gift from Army Maj. Gen. R. Martin Umbarger, chairman of the National Guard Association of the United States, during the 130th National Guard Association of the United States Convention in Baltimore, Md., Sept. 22, 2008. The audience included about 2,500 guardsmen and thier families, senior military leaders, defense industry representatives, and local, state and federal elected officials.

GUARD GIFT

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, receives a gift from Army Maj. Gen. R. Martin Umbarger, chairman of the National Guard Association of the United States, during the 130th National Guard Association of the United States Convention in Baltimore, Md., Sept. 22, 2008. The audience included about 2,500 guardsmen and thier families, senior military leaders, defense industry representatives, and local, state and federal elected officials.

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